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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/16/2006
CONTACT: Rachel Nierenberg
212-868-1900 x 250
Bassett, Smith and Loncar Join RELO Direct® Team
Chicago (08/16/06) – RELO Direct®, Inc., a full-service relocation management company headquartered in Chicago, has hired Robin Bassett as vice president of sales, David Smith as vice president of client services and Thomas Loncar as director of emerging market sales.
Bassett will work to deliver RELO Direct’s value proposition to the Fortune 1000 market. She brings over 10 years of experience in marketing, sales, business development and relocation service delivery. Most recently, Bassett served as an account executive at CitiMortgage, where she was successful in implementing numerous Fortune 1000 relationships.
Smith began his career as a relocation counselor for a major third party relocation company, and he has honed his skills at two other relocation management companies. Smith brings 15 years of experience in relocation, client management and operations to RELO Direct®. He will be responsible for the client service delivery in RELO Direct’s offices in Chicago and Columbia.
Loncar will manage member leads and develop and close emerging market business nationwide. An industry veteran, Loncar most recently served as director of business development for a large relocation management company and was responsible for national account development in the northeastern United States.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Robin, David and Thomas on board,” said Bob Portale, president/CEO RELO Direct®. “Their extensive experience in relocation, combined with their unique strengths, will be a driving force in the aggressive growth strategies at RELO Direct®.”
Bassett will be based in Shelton, CT, and can be reached at rbassett@relodirect.com. Smith will be based in Chicago, and he can be reached at dsmith@relodirect.com. Loncar will be based in his home office in suburban Cleveland, and he can be reached at tloncar@relodirect.com.
RELO Direct® (www.RELOdirect.com), the corporate relocation management subsidiary of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™, provides comprehensive employee transfer services, including tax-advantaged home sale programs and resettlement in their new location, household goods transportation, relocation expense management, temporary housing, and more.
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ (www.leadingRE.com) is a global real estate network comprised of the best-known local and regional real estate firms. With 5,500 offices and 160,000 associates in the U.S. and over 25 countries, LeadingRE affiliates sell over $400 billion in home sales representing 1.4 million transactions in 2005, outselling any national franchise and leading the nation in the sales of $1 million-plus homes. Seven of the United States’ top 10 real estate firms and 31% of the top 500 are affiliates of LeadingRE.
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